| The Walls of Jericho Contributor(s): Fisher, Rudolph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472065653 ISBN-13: 9780472065653 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $26.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: Lawyer Ralph Merritt buys a house in a white neighborhood bordering Harlem. In their reactions to Merritt and to one another, Fishers' characters--including the prejudiced Miss Cramp who 'takes on causes the way sticky tape picks up lint, ' Merritt's housekeeper Linda, and Shine, his piano mover--provide an invaluable view of the social and philosophical milieu of the times.Thematically, Fisher focuses on the idea of black unity and discovery of the self. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94002140 |
| Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.02" W x 7.97" (0.88 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |